OSG showcases aluminum milled basketball workpieces at San-en NeoPhoenix home game
OSG Corporation collaborated with San-en NeoPhoenix, a B. League professional basketball team based in the central region of Japan, during a home game at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium on March 3, 2024.
From left, San-en NeoPhoenix’s mascot Dunker and OSG’s mascot Tap-kun pose for a photograph before the start of March 3rd’s home game at the Toyohashi City General Gymnasium in Aichi, Japan. Photo courtesy of San-en NeoPhoenix.
OSG strives to contribute to the sustainable development of local communities by serving as a top sponsor of San-en NeoPhoenix to support local professional sports. In addition to hosting a mini basketball game at the event to promote sports, OSG displayed two aluminum milled basketball workpieces at the gymnasium to inspire interest in the manufacturing industry.
A mini basketball game was held at the OSG booth during the March 3rd home game where spectators would receive prizes for participating.
From right, a special collaborative edition tote bag and happi coat (traditional Japanese short jacket worn at a festival) featuring San-en NeoPhoenix’s mascot Dunker and OSG’s mascot Tap-kun. They were given out as prizes at the March 3rd home game.
OSG has created a life-size basketball made of aluminum as an attempt to connect sports and manufacturing. Iida Craft’s scanning technology creates 3D data that reproduces even the complex grain shape of the basketball surface. The 3D data was accurately carved out using CAM software from Aikoku Alpha Corporation. The aluminum basketball net was a collaborative project by machine builder GROB, CAM/CAD solution developer OPEN MIND and OSG in Germany. It is a workpiece that demonstrates the possibilities of 5-axis milling.
From left,a life-size basketball and basketball net made of aluminum were displayed at the March 3rd home game of San-en NeoPhoenix in Toyohashi, Aichi, Japan.
OSG supports San-en NeoPhoenix’s management philosophy in “making the San-en region a vibrate and smiling town,” and will continue to work toward promoting local sports and community growth to contribute to a prosperous future.
Watch the milling process of the aluminum basketball | Watch the milling process of the aluminum basketball net (video courtesy of OPEN MIND)
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